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Whether your age is 5 or 55, it’s not too late to start learning karate. Karate develops Strength, Stamina and Suppleness of the body. It also develops self-restrain, self-confidence and the ability to meet adverse situations with skill and confidence.

The Ballygunge Karate Institute is a member of the Japan Karate Association, the world’s largest karate organization. Its students can participate in State and National tournaments of the JKA India and International tournaments of the Japan Karate Association. Because politics has split the All India Karate-do Federation into several parts, we are abstaining from AIKF sponsored tournaments, until the matter is resolved. However, we do offer good, organized karate instruction, closely monitored by the JKA India.

About BS Ganguli

BS Ganguli was trained under Sensei Anil Sinha who started karate in Kolkata in 1975. He was former all England University Karate champion and the quarter finalist at the World Shoto Cup competition.

After getting his black belt from Shihan Soichi Sasaki, BS Ganguli acted as assistant instructor to Sensei Gautam Mukherjee who had also trained under Sensei Sinha. He started his own Dojo in 1993 and has produced several gold and silver medallists at the National Championship of the JKAI, India.

Presently BS Ganguli is the president of the JKAI (West Bengal) whose joint secretaries are Sensei Gautam Mukherjee and Sensei Subhas Mitra.